Partner – Professional Risks

Why this role

This is more than a fee-earning Partner position. Youll have the opportunity to:

• Influence strategy and direction at a senior level

• Take a leadership role within a highly regarded Tier 2 Legal 500-ranked team

• Help expand a core service offering supported by a strong pipeline of insurer instructions

• Build and develop relationships across Markel UK and Markel International with clear scope for future growth

About Markel Law:

Markel Law is an independent SRA-regulated legal business part of Markel Corporation a Fortune 500 company. We act for both insured and non-insured clients and are recognised specialists in civil disputes employment and regulatory law.

Our advice line supports over 200000 calls per year and our award-winning Business Hub is used by thousands of businesses daily. We operate from offices in Manchester Leeds London and Croydon with over 60 specialist solicitors nationwide.

The role:

Based in Manchester you will join and help lead our growing Professional Risks team working on a broad range of insured and uninsured matters including:

• Professional liability public liability and property damage claims

• Significant coverage advice

• Claims ranging from small matters to multimillionpound disputes

• A strong emphasis on construction professionals alongside other regulated and professional sectors

Youll act as both a day-to-day case lead and a supervisor and mentor while playing a visible role in:

• Team leadership and development

• Business development and relationship management

• Strategic planning and service expansion

• Supporting Markel Laws advice line hub content and wider profile

What were looking for:

Were keen to speak with senior lawyers who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience defending liability claims ideally within a construction or built environment context

• Strong expertise in policy coverage advice

• Technical excellence combined with commercial pragmatic judgement

• A proven ability to build relationships with insurers brokers and internal partners

• Confidence in business development and contributing to sustainable growth

• Experience supervising and developing other lawyers

• A sound understanding of the legalinsurance interface

Whats in it for you

• Competitive salary plus annual bonus

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with buy/sell options)

• Excellent pension private medical and dental cover

• Life assurance income protection and travel insurance

• A clear platform for career progression and influence

• The opportunity to help shape a high-profile expanding practice within a global organisation

Our culture:

At Markel were proud of our peoplefirst culture. We value collaboration authenticity and long-term thinking. We actively support flexible working and are committed to building inclusive teams that reflect a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact

If youre a senior professional risks lawyer ready to take the next step and play a meaningful role in the growth of a specialist practice wed love to hear from you.

Are you ready to play your part

Choose Apply Now to fill out our short application so that we can find out more about you.

At Markel we are all about the people celebrating the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We will ensure that individuals are provided with any reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at or call us at 0 to request any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed including alternative formats of documents or information on how to apply offline.

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